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Boater charged in friend’s death

Wednesday, July 21, 2010 12:24 AM CDT
The boater who was at the helm in May when his good friend fell overboard and died has been charged with negligent homicide.

Mosquitoes with West Nile found in parish

Wednesday, July 21, 2010 12:24 AM CDT
According to the St. Tammany Parish Mosquito Abatement District three mosquito samples sent to the LSU Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory have tested positive for West Nile Virus.

Sloan to assist superintendents as education department liaison

Wednesday, July 21, 2010 12:24 AM CDT
Although former Superintendent of St. Tammany Parish Schools Gayle Sloan is retired, no grass will grow under her feet – she will start Aug. 1 with the Louisiana Department of Education as a liaison with district superintendents.

THE PARISIAN SIDE OF COLUMBIA

Waiters from several restaurants stormed down Columbia Street Saturday evening in honor of Bastille Day in Covington. The winner, Chris Reed, No. 1 at right, representing the Green Room, has won every year the race has been held. The winner is determined to be the first waiter to reach the finish with the most water still in the bottle and glass. The Eiffel Tower is a 1/45th scale model built by Marc Anderson with the help of his son Johnny. (Staff Photo by Debbie Glover)

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Pictured are the first scholarship recipients of the Chris Duhon Foundation. All five students are getting a $5,000 scholarship to the four-year college of their choice. Students must have completed at least their junior and senior years in the St. Tammany Parish Public schools and be going to a four-year college next to be eligible. A panel was brought in to decide the recipients. A dinner at Bayou Oaks Plantation in Slidell took place Saturday night to honor the winners. From left: Covington’s Brittany Bruhl, Fontainebleau’s Adam Beasley, Duhon, Salmen’s Mary Zar, Northshore’s Brad Hewitt and Slidell’s Michael Braud. (Staff Photo by Chris Kinkaid)

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Underage drinking is no joke

Last week the Mandeville Police Department went on a campaign to stop underage drinking in their town. They sent in a 19-year-old person into selected stores that sell liquor. The young person then attempted to buy alcohol. If he was able to buy the liquor, the clerk who sold it to him was written a summons for selling alcohol to a minor.